David Dalle
Thursday December 29th, 2011 with David DalleHossein Alizadeh, Liszt

My Heart was Burnt by LoveEl Tanbura - Between the Desert and the Sea
- World Village

United Nubians - Saidi StyleMahmoud Fadl - Egypt Noir
- Piranha

Stopover at DjiboutiAnouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes of Rita
- ECM

Tadzi-OutChet Fewet - Touareg de Fewet
- Buda

Takest TamidaretTinariwen - Tassili
- Anti

Tessiry MaganKasse Mady Diabate - Kela
- Syllart

Hossein Alizadeh will be appearing for the first time in Ottawa on January 28 with a rare improvisational concert with percussionist Pejman Hadadi. For more information visit:
http://persianradio.net/anoan/monad.html

For my final show during this bicentennial anniversary of Liszt's birth (Oct 22 1811), I showcase two incredible works by Liszt, his final symphonic poem from 1881 depicting in exquisite orchestral writing three stages of life: birth, the struggle for being, and to the grave. We also hear a very unique recording of a well known masterpiece of Liszt. This recording by John Ogdon was done late in his short life, after years spent in a hospital for the mentally ill. Ogdon had lost some of his titanic technique but some of these late recordings are among the best piano recordings by anyone, like his Busoni and this tormented performance of Liszt's "Dante sonata".